Died in jail or a lockup
W. Martin
W. Martin was held in a Tennessee jail. On the night of Sunday, August 25, 1872, about twenty men took him from the jail and led him a short distance away, according to a special dispatch reprinted in the Memphis Daily Appeal. The dispatch reports that he was shot with buckshot, with twelve charges fired from as many shotguns.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A special dispatch reprinted in the Memphis Daily Appeal says a group of about twenty men took him from the jail and shot him with buckshot.
Reported by: special dispatch reprinted in the Memphis Daily Appeal (reporters).